Hydrocarbon-burner



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J. MOHALE & V. G. DILLMANN. HYDROGARBON BURNER.

No. 448,064. Patented Mar. 10, 1891.

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No. 448,064. 1 Patented Mar. 10,1891.

and useful Improvements in Hydrocarbon- STAT S Eric.

JOHN MCHALE AND VICTOR O. DILLMANN, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

HYDROCARBON-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,064, dated March 10, 1891.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN MCHALE and VIoToR O. DILLMANN, of Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, have invented certain new Burners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Our invention relates to an improvement in hydrocarbon-burners; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its several features, as will be fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims. 7

Our object is to provide a simple and inexpensive apparatus for burning crude petroleum and its heavier, as well as lighter, products for industrial and domestic purposes, in which apparatus the liquid hydrocarbon shall be first conducted from the oil-reservoir to a suitable retort, which, being already heated in a manner to be hereinafter described, causes the vaporizing of the oil. The vaporis then conducted to areceiver arranged vertically above and adjacent to the retort in such a manner that the fire which heats the retort shall also heat the receiver. The vapor is thence conveyed by a series of longitudinal pipes or conductors arranged on either side of the retort and connecting with the opposite ends of the receiver beneath the retort. The object of these longitudinal pipes is to allow time for the thorough superheating of the vapor, which vapor is lighted (for heating the retort and receiver, and thus securing the constant evaporization of the oil) as it escapes from suitable orifices in the conductors below the retort, thereby insuring a clean and perfect combustion for domestic and industrial purposes, as will be readily understood.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate our invention, Figure l is a side elevation illustrating the burner as connected with the oil-reservoir and applied to an ordinary stove for domestic purposes. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the burner. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of the same, looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a detail perspective view of a part of our burner with a modification attached.

Serial No. 367,653. (No model.)

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several figures, in which- A represents a stove having the burner B placed therein in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1, which consists of the central vertical pipe or conductor 0, connecting with a vertical pipe D, which is connected to the horizontal pipe E and vertical pipe F with the oilreservoir G. Pipes F and E are provided with the valves f and e in suitable positions.

Screwed on the upper end of pipe 0 is a three-way coupling, with which the lower horizontal pipes II of retort II connect. The pipes K K, arranged vertically above the pipes I, are connected therewith by the couplingsJ J.

The receiver N, consisting of the pipes O, is arranged vertically above the pipes K of the retort, and is connected therewith by the three way couplings L and short vertical pipe N. ranged on either side of the pipes K of the retort, are connected with the opposite ends of pipes O of the receiver by elbows P S and short pipe R and Q S and short pipe R, re-

spectively. Arranged in vertical alignment with and beneath said pipes T are the similar pipes X, which are connected at opposite ends with pipes T by means of elbows U V and short pipes IV. Connected with the opposite ends of the pipes X by the inclined elbows Y Y and short pipes Z are the longitudinal pipes or conductors A, arranged in vertical alignment with and underneath the retort-pipes I I. These pipes extend toward each other to within a short distance of vertical pipe 0, when they are provided with the end caps B. Ifiipes A are also provided with suitable or-ices.

Arranged directly beneath the pipes A is the pan 0, which is provided with the central opening 0 for the passage of the screwthreaded pipe E, which surrounds the vertical pipe C. Engaging this pipe and bearing against the upper and lower surfaces of the pan 0, and thus holding it in position, are the nuts D.

In operation a small quantity of suitable liquid is poured in the pan 0 and lighted, which burns until the retort is thoroughly heated. The valves f and 0, being now operated, allow the oil passing through the pipes F, E, D, and C to enter and fill the retort H, when, from the heating the retort has already received, the oil is instantly vaporized and passes upward through pipeMinto the receiver N, thence passing from the opposite end of said receiver through elbowsP and Q, through the series of longitndinally-arranged pipes or conductors 'I and X to the pipes A, and the vapor escaping through the orifices F F is then lighted, as will be readily understood.

In our modified form (shown in Fig. 4) we do away with the caps B B on the ends of pipes A, connecting therewith, by means of elbows G and three-way coupling H, the pipe I, which allows the vapor or gas to be conducted outside the stove'to any suitable place for illuminating purposes. The pipe I" is provided with a valve H, to cut off the supplyof vapor to pipe I" when desired.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure 'by Letters Patent, is

1. The hydrocarbon-burner consisting of the doublecylindrical retort H, receiver N, pipe M, connecting said retort and receiver, supply-pipe 0, connecting with the lower side of the retort, the longitudinally-arranged pipes 'T'T, the elbows and pipes P, R, and S and Q, R, and S, connecting said pipes T T and receiver at opposite ends, longitudinal pipes X X, elbows U V, and short pipes IV, connecting at opposite ends of the burner, the pipes T and X, and longitudinal pipes A, provided with closing end caps B and orifices F in their upper surfaces and connected at opposite ends with the pipes X by elbows Y Y and short pipes Z, substantially as described.

.3. In a hydrocarbon-burner, the combination, with a vertical supply-pipe, of a retort 11, consisting of two pipes I K, the one above the other, and elbows connecting the corresponding ends of the said pipes I K, the said supply-pipebeing connected to the central portion of the lower pipe, pipes T and X, the one above the other on each side of the retort H and having their adjoining ends connected, the upper of the said pipe T and X being connected with upper pipe K of the said retort, and perforated pipes A on opposite sides of the said supply-pipe, each of the said pipes A having a closed end contiguous to the vertical supply-pipe and connected to the lower of one of the said pipes X, as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MOHALE. VICTOR C. DILLMANN. Witnesses:

G. Y. THORPE, H. E. PRICE. 

